Transit talk 
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 29,2012
After 14 years in the making, a planned uptown transit center still hasn't quite left the station.
Transit talk
Southside building park-and-ride CATS station
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 4,2012
Last month, Charlotte-based commercial contractor Southside Constructors began building a park-and-ride station for the Charlotte Area Transit System, a project that will increase the number of such stations to eight.
Tweaks could come to affordable-housing rules
By Scott Baughman
Published: April 30,2012
The city of Charlotte is considering changing its rules affecting the construction of affordable housing near transit stations. City officials say that the policy that 30 percent of a housing development built with city money be reserved for middle to lower-income residents is a pricey one for developers to comply with.
It’s a project for bidders to keep tabs on projects
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 4,2011
The bid submitted in September by Charlotte-based Edifice General Contractors for a project at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was in two volumes, each about 3 inches thick. The drawings alone for the parking deck project weighed 115 pounds, said Max Venuti, vice president of preconstruction services for Edifice. The “spec books” for the project were 6 [...]
CATS awarded $847,417 from NCDOT
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: July 20,2011
The Charlotte Area Transit System is getting an $847,417 boost from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The department’s board of transportation has OK’d the funding to improve public transportation in the Charlotte area. Funding is coming from three programs administered by the NCDOT’s Public Transportation Division. Through the Urban/Regional Bus and Facility Program, CATS was [...]
Latinos say city, county not doing enough to help their businesses
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: July 1,2011
Mario Grijalva came to Charlotte five years ago from California. Before that, he lived in El Salvador. The 53-year-old co-owns M&J Auto Repair, which is just off South Boulevard, a roadway lined with Latino-owned businesses. Grijalva speaks with a heavy accent. His English isn’t perfect. And although he says he likes Charlotte, he wishes city [...]
CATS loses ‘possibly hundreds of dollars’ in revenue on Speed Street night
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: June 7,2011
Light-rail ridership levels tripled May 28 during Food Lion Speed Street compared with an average Saturday, and some of those passengers did not pay after they were let on trains when rail platforms became overwhelmed. Normally, there are approximately 10,000 Lynx light-rail passengers and 30,000 bus passengers on a Saturday, Charlotte Area Transit System Director [...]
Destination still unknown for Independence Boulevard area
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 10,2011
When it comes to lengthy and convoluted planning processes, the Independence Boulevard project is one of Charlotte’s most notorious examples. And it doesn’t look like things are going to improve any time soon. Multiple public agencies are involved in the planning for Independence Boulevard’s future, and plans for the corridor are constantly in flux, often [...]
Independence Boulevard plan adoption stalls
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: April 20,2011
The adoption of the Independence Boulevard area plan was stalled Tuesday when a committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission asked planners to consider making revisions. One of the main areas of concern was the number of transit stations along the corridor. The committee asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department staff to consider lowering the number of transit stations from [...]
Panelists recommend buses and streetcars, not light rail, for Independence Boulevard
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 14,2011
For Independence Boulevard, light rail is out. Streetcars and bus rapid transit are in. Those were the recommendations from Urban Land Institute representatives during a presentation in Charlotte City Council chambers today. John Sedlak, one of the panelists from ULI’s Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, said that in addition to its expense, [...]
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